Galway (IRE)
16:17
W.B. Gavin & Co. Handicap Hurdle
Galway (IRE) Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m6f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €4.20 Place: €1.50 €2.60 €6.80 Exacta: €36.10 Tricast: €382.88 Trifecta: €325.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Buddy One (IRE) 8 G AVG Paul John Gilligan 159 lbs 7/2F Won Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - headway after 9th - prominent after 3 out - led 2 out - ridden and ran on after last - comfortably
2nd 6 Gabbys Cross (IRE) 10 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 145 lbs 6/1 3.75 Towards rear of midfield - headway before 3 out - in touch with leaders when ridden and keeping on after 2 out - ran on and went second but no chance with winner towards finish(op 5/1)
3rd 5 Shadow Rider (FR) 11 G AVG Padraig Roche 153 lbs 20/1 1.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - disputed lead from 3rd - raced in second when not fluent 8th - pressed leader when not fluent 2 out - outpaced approaching last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 16/1)
4th 14 Missiee (IRE) 5 M AVG Eoin Christopher McCarthy 133 lbs 25/1 .5 Midfield - headway when switched left before 2 out - briefly went second approaching last - weakened and lost two places towards finish(op 22/1)
5th 11 Ballyadam Destiny (GB) 8 G Poor Shane Ryder 139 lbs 14/1 3.25 Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed 2 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 18/1)
6th 9 Alpesh Amin (IRE) 8 G AVG E McNamara 144 lbs 22/1 1.75 Midfield early - towards rear when headway after 3 out - keeping on when switched right after last - never near to challenge(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
7th 7 Lord Snootie (IRE) 7 G Poor Christian Williams 148 lbs 11/2 7 In touch with leaders - prominent before 9th - pressed leaders on inner when bad mistake and lost ground quickly 2 out - not recover (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake two out)(op 4/1)
8th 8 Krabat (IRE) 9 G Poor Michael J McDonagh 146 lbs 15/2 1.5 In touch with leaders - prominent on near side of group 2 out - weakened before last(op 9/1)
9th 15 Coventry (IRE) 8 G Poor Peter Fahey 134 lbs 12/1 6 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - some headway 2 out - no impression when mistake last
10th 10 West Is Awake (IRE) 8 G Poor Edward Cawley 143 lbs 11/2 4.5 In rear early - towards rear of midfield after 3 out - brief headway 2 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 7/1)
11th 3 Santonito (FR) 8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 20/1 1.75 In touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out(op 16/1)
12th 13 Jay Jay Zee (IRE) 4 G AVG Gordon Elliott 135 lbs 20/1 1.5 Prominent - briefly disputed lead from 3rd - not fluent 5th - weakened gradually after 3 out(op 25/1)
13th 12 Wa Wa (IRE) 9 G AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 137 lbs 33/1 0.1 Never going well - didn't always jump with fluency - in rear throughout - struggling when jockey looked down to see if something was amiss before 6th - no impression before 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)(tchd 40/1)
14th 4 Cayd Boy (FR) 9 G AVG Liz Doyle 155 lbs 33/1 14 In rear early - not fluent 2nd - towards rear of midfield 9th - weakened before 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 40/1)
99th 2 El Barra (FR) 8 G AVG Conor O'Dwyer 158 lbs 40/1 - Took keen hold - soon towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear when not fluent 9th - mistake 3 out - soon weakened - detached when mistake 2 out - soon pulled up(op 28/1)